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RUTHMAN Gusher 52VHD, Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Table of Contents 

 

WARRANTY

 ................................................................................................................................... 03 

RECEIVING AND INSPECTION

 .................................................................................................... 03 

INSTALLATION

.............................................................................................................................. 04 

PUMP POSITIONING ......................................................................................................... 04 
PIPE CONNECTION ........................................................................................................... 04 
IMPELLER ADJUSTMENT ................................................................................................. 04 
COUPLING ALIGNMENT ................................................................................................... 04 

MAINTENANCE

 ............................................................................................................................. 06 

LUBRICATION .................................................................................................................... 06 
COUPLING ALIGNMENT ................................................................................................... 07 

DISASSEMBLY

 .............................................................................................................................. 07 

CHAIR AND DRIVE MOTOR .............................................................................................. 07 
BARREL AND DRIVE MOTOR ........................................................................................... 07 
PUMP .................................................................................................................................. 07 

REASSEMBLY

 ............................................................................................................................... 08 

BEARING INSTALLATION

 ............................................................................................................ 08 

TROUBLESHOOTING

 ................................................................................................................... 11 

EXPLODED VIEWS

........................................................................................................................ 12 

52, 53 & 54V HEAVY DUTY POWER FRAME CENTERLINE MODELS ........................... 12 
52, 53 & 54V HEAVY DUTY POWER FRAME NON-CENTERLINE MODELS .................. 13 

MAINTENANCE HISTORY

 ............................................................................................................ 14 

ENGINEERING DATA

 .................................................................................................................... 15 

HEAD & PRESSURE FORMULA ....................................................................................... 15 
NET POSITIVE SUCTION HEAD ....................................................................................... 15 
PRESSURE EQUIVALENT TABLE .................................................................................... 15 
FLOW EQUIVALENTS ........................................................................................................ 15 
VOLUME & WEIGHT EQUIVALENTS ................................................................................ 15 
VACUUM PRESSURE EQUIVALENTS .............................................................................. 15 
VISCOSITY CONVERSION TABLE ................................................................................... 16 
MEASUREMENT CONVERSION CHART .......................................................................... 16 
PIPE FRICTION CALCULATION ........................................................................................ 17 
NOZZLE DISCHARGE ........................................................................................................ 18

 

 

This Installation, Operation, and Maintenance manual is designed to help you get the best performance 
and longest life from your Gusher 7550 Series vertical end suction centrifugal pump.  
 
If there are any questions regarding the pump or its applications which are not covered in this manual, 
or in other literature accompanying this unit, please contact your Gusher distributor, or contact: 

 

Gusher Pumps 

115 Industrial Road 

Williamstown, KY 41097 

Phone: 859.824.5001; Fax: 859.824.3011 

Email: [email protected] 

www.Gusher.com 

 
For information or technical assistance on the power source, contact the power source manufacturer’s 
local dealer or representative.

Summary of Contents for Gusher 52VHD

Page 1: ... and Maintenance Manual 7550 Series Vertical Pumps GUSHER PUMPS INC 115 Industrial Drive Williamstown KY 41097 PHONE 859 824 5001 FAX 859 824 7428 www Gusher com MODELS 52 Heavy Duty 53 Heavy Duty 54 Heavy Duty Power Frames ...

Page 2: ...15 VOLUME WEIGHT EQUIVALENTS 15 VACUUM PRESSURE EQUIVALENTS 15 VISCOSITY CONVERSION TABLE 16 MEASUREMENT CONVERSION CHART 16 PIPE FRICTION CALCULATION 17 NOZZLE DISCHARGE 18 This Installation Operation and Maintenance manual is designed to help you get the best performance and longest life from your Gusher 7550 Series vertical end suction centrifugal pump If there are any questions regarding the p...

Page 3: ...to assure proper coupling alignment and impeller adjustment However due to circumstances beyond our control YOU MUST inspect the pump upon receipt and follow the installation instructions completely before start up RECEIVING 1 Rotate shaft by hand If it does not rotate freely A Check impeller adjustment B Check for bent coupling guard C Check slinger D Check for bent shaft 2 Check for cracked or d...

Page 4: ...ge as all performance data is taken at pump discharge 7 If intake piping is used to pump the tank down it must also be supported independently of the pump D Once piping is installed remove coupling guard and rotate pump shaft by hand Pump should rotate freely at this point If it does not check for 1 Piping strain without exception piping must not rest on pump in any manner See 4 above for pipe con...

Page 5: ...llel Misalignment is adjusted by loosening the four motor retaining bolts 49 Fig 4 after which you add or subtract shims from between motor base and motor support pads 50 Fig 5 If more than 0 1875 total shims are required or alignment cannot be achieved without any shims see step v Tighten all screws before operating pump c Lateral Angular Misalignment is adjusted by loosening the four motor retai...

Page 6: ...use approximately 4 length of flexible conduit to facilitate removal of chair if repair is required Upon initial start up pumps may seem to run tight and hot This is caused by the breaking in of oil seals and ball bearings Pump will operate normally after approximately 150 hours of service Ball bearings should not run over 225 F When checking temperature use a pyrometer MAINTENANCE A Lubrication A...

Page 7: ...llation it was advised to allow sufficient flexible conduit approximately 4 feet to allow removal without disconnection of electrical leads B Remove coupling guard C Disconnect coupling D Remove four motor retaining bolts Motor can now be removed from chair E Break welds loose that hold discharge pipe cover plate to mounting plate F Remove bolts nuts that hold discharge pipe to impeller housing G ...

Page 8: ...Slide shaft ball bearing retainer thrust ball bearing and radial ball bearing out of ball bearing housing as one unit 4 Remove ball bearing retainer 5 Slide telescoping ball bearing housing down off of the thrust bearing 6 Remove ball bearing housing from shaft 7 Remove thrust ball bearing from shaft 8 Slide telescoping ball bearing housing off shaft 9 Remove bearing and grease retainer and radial...

Page 9: ... To adjust clearance see INSTALLATION section 5B for SE models only NOTE Certain models have an enclosed impeller These models are supplied with a carbon wear ring that is press fitted into the intake flange Upon disassembly check the wear ring for wear Replace if worn BEARING INSTALLATION NOTE Begin by cleaning your work area thoroughly contaminants can cause bearing failures When a bearing is in...

Page 10: ...hammer blows against the end of the soft metal tubing These blows should be made alternately against opposite sides of the tubing face and great care must be taken to avoid cocking the bearing as it is driven onto the shaft seat When a ball bearing is installed into the housing it is normally a slip fit however if force is necessary to install bearing the force should be exerted on the outer ring ...

Page 11: ...rent than engineered Consult factory Pump running backward Verify proper pump direction More than 3 air in fluid Check for cavitation and air entrainment Try to reduce percentage of air in liquid Cavitation Not enough NPSH at given flow rate Consult Factory Impeller diameter too small Consult factory Vibration Bent shaft Check shaft run out Pipe strain Unbolt discharge flange and look for movement...

Page 12: ...12 52 53 54 Heavy Duty Power Frame Centerline Models EXPLODED VIEW ...

Page 13: ...13 52 53 54 Heavy Duty Power Frame Non Centerline Models EXPLODED VIEW ...

Page 14: ... 12 750 4 SHAFT DIA S RADIAL BRG 2 1655 3 1497 3 7403 THRUST BRG 1 5750 2 3623 2 7560 THROTTLE BUSHING 1 735 1 875 2 500 IMPELLER 1 375 1 500 1 750 BET BALL BRG S 1 937 3 125 3 625 BET RADIAL BRG THROTTLE SLV 2 250 3 250 4 250 2 010 6x6 14 GREASE LUBRICATION Date Greased Date Greased Date Greased Type of Grease Used COUPLING ALIGNMENT Date Checked Amount Out Date Checked Amount Out Date Checked Am...

Page 15: ... 1 0 0 2778 Liters sec 15 85 13 20 0 0228 0 0353 3 60 1 Liters min 0 2642 0 220 0 000380 0 000589 0 060 0 0167 VOLUME WEIGHTS EQUIVALENT TABLE Convert to Volume and weight equivalents any liquid Weight equivalent basis water 60 F 15 6 C Convert from U S Gallons Imperial Gallons Cubic Inches Cubic Feet Liters Cubic Meters Pounds U S Tons Kilograms U S Gallons 1 0 0 8327 231 0 0 13368 3 7854 0 00378...

Page 16: ...0 OIL 50 000 108 0 10 800 88 0 8 800 75 000 43 660 MOLASSES B 100 000 216 0 21 600 173 0 17 300 150 000 88 160 MOLASSES C Poises and centipoises are given for oil of 0 8 specific gravity Relationship centistokes x specific gravity centiposes PUMPING VISCOUS LIQUIDS WITH CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS VISCOSITY SSU 30 100 250 500 750 1000 1500 200 Flow Reduction GPM 3 8 14 19 23 30 40 Head Reduction Feet 2 5 11...

Page 17: ...113 0 11 02 53 0 7 15 18 4 4 58 6 2 3 18 2 57 90 14 17 84 0 9 19 29 4 5 88 9 8 4 09 4 08 100 15 74 102 0 10 21 35 8 6 54 12 0 4 54 4 96 120 18 89 143 0 12 25 50 0 7 84 16 8 5 45 7 0 140 22 04 190 0 14 30 67 0 9 15 22 3 6 35 9 2 160 16 63 86 0 10 48 29 0 7 26 11 8 180 18 38 107 0 11 76 35 7 8 17 14 8 200 20 42 129 0 13 07 43 1 9 08 17 8 220 22 47 154 0 14 38 52 0 9 99 21 3 240 24 51 182 0 15 69 61 ...

Page 18: ... 6 46 2 57 7 69 3 38 6 47 25 54 55 61 0 66 85 94 5 116 0 134 0 149 0 164 0 120 0 147 0 169 0 189 0 207 0 148 0 181 0 209 0 234 0 256 0 179 0 219 0 253 0 283 0 309 0 213 0 260 0 301 0 336 0 368 0 289 0 354 0 409 0 458 0 501 0 378 0 463 0 535 0 598 0 655 0 479 0 585 0 676 0 756 0 828 0 591 0 723 0 835 0 934 0 1023 0 35 40 45 50 55 80 8 92 4 103 9 115 5 127 0 72 2 77 2 81 8 86 25 90 0 177 0 188 0 200...

Page 19: ...Route 341 South Mellott IN 47958 Phone 765 295 2206 Fax 765 295 2343 Email Sales PSI4Pumps com www PSI4Pumps com RAE Pumps 1212 Streng Street Cincinnati OH 45223 Phone 513 779 3034 www RuthmanCompanies com Ruthman Pumps Service 1212 Streng Street Cincinnati OH 45223 Phone 513 559 3546 www RuthmanCompanies com RUTHMAN COMPANIES GLOBAL DIVISIONS Ruthmann Pumpen LLC Thomas Edison Str 11 D 52499 Baesw...

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